Published October 16, 2023 | Version v1
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Afrospilarctia dentivalva Dubatolov 2011

  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 2. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium & Australian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia

Description

Afrospilarctia dentivalva Dubatolov, 2011

COMMON NAME(S): Tiger Moth.

SYNONYM(S): None.

IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Zambia (endemic species).

LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Type locality is Mutinondo Wilderness [Latitude, - 12°23’ South; Longitude, 31°19’ East; Altitude, 1406 m], in Muchinga Province.

LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Unknown.

SOURCES: De Prins & De Prins 2022; Dubatolov 2011.

Notes

Published as part of Mbata, Keith J. & Prins, Jurate De, 2023, Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera), pp. 1-503 in Zootaxa 5354 (1) on page 281, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5354.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10130434

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Dubatolov
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Afrospilarctia
Species
dentivalva
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Afrospilarctia dentivalva Dubatolov, 2011 sec. Mbata & Prins, 2023

References

  • Dubatolov, V. V. (2011) Arctiinae from African expeditions of V. Kovtunovich & P. Ustjuzhanin in 2009 - 2011, with description of new taxa and taxonomic notes. Atalanta, 42 (1 - 4), 125 - 135.
  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2022) Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication. Available from: https: // www. afromoths. net / (accessed 20 June 2023)